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SODIUM CHLORIDE, 0.9% (W/V) ISOTONIC SALINE

Received Apr 18, 2024 · Event occurred Mar 22, 2024

Report MW5153962 · MDR key 19141975

Device

Generic name

Solution, Isotonic

Lot number

230G17

Patient

62 YR · Male

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Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

NON-STERILE SALINE- SODIUM CHLORIDE, 0.9% (W/V), ISOTONIC SOLUTION - MANUFACTURER RICCA, LOT # 2307G17 EXPIRATION DATE 6/2025 - WAS USED ON TISSUE SPECIMENS IN THE MICROBIOLOGY LAB, WHICH RESULTED WITH BURKHOLDERIA CONTAMINANTS. THIS FINDING IS SUSPECTED TO BE A CONTAMINATE. THE IN USE SALINE AND NON-OPENED SALINE WAS CULTURED, RESULTING IN BURKHOLDERIA CONTAMINANTS X2. LIGHT GROWTH OF BURKHOLDERIA CONTAMINANTS. REFERENCE REPORT #MW5153961.